Tea manufacturers, local government in quarrel   

Tea manufacturers at the Suryodaya municipality in Ilam have accused an official monitoring team of attacking on their image and reputation.     Disputes in tea business is almost an ever-present issue here. The argument began between farmers and industries a few months ago is yet to be settled.    

Will power is vital to defeat COVID-19: leader Shahi   

Leader of the main opposition party, the Nepali Congress, in the Karnali State Assembly, Jeevan Bahadur Shahi, has conquered the coronavirus infection. He had tested positive to the virus in the RT PCR test carried out at the Province Hospital Surkhet on July 13 before leaving for his home district Humla.    

Pregnant mother rescued by Army helicopter  

An expectant mother was rescued today by Nepal Army (NA) helicopter from Sappata of Swamikartik rural municipality-1 in the north-east part of Bajura, the district in Sudurpaschim state. She is local Sharmila Budha, 23, and was taken to Nepalgunj.    

Move towards socialism true tribute to Pushpalal: Leader Khanal 

Senior leader of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Jhalanath Khanal, has viewed that true tribute to the late leader Pushpalal Shrestha would be the move towards the goal of socialism by uniting and strengthening the party.    

Barman Budha, first communist party member of Rolpa, no more

Former Member of Parliament, Barman Budha, passed away this morning. He was 90. Budha was the first person to take membership of the Communist Party from Rolpa. The veteran communist leader of Rolpa died at 4.30 am today at Patan Hospital in Lalitpur, his daughter Bijaya Budha said.    

  Cabinet allows conduction of training sessions from August 17 onward   

The government has decided to allow training sessions as part of the preparation of the international sports events from 17 August onward.     A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday took the decision to this effect. Disclosing the cabinet decisions on Tuesday, government spokesperson and Minister for Finance, Communications and Information Technology Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada shared that the sports training sessions are allowed to be conducted from August 17 onward.  

Change possible on the foundation of Pushpa Lal's thought-CM Poudel  

Bagmati State Chief Minister Dormani Poudel claimed that the change was possible on the foundation of the thought of the late Pushpa Lal.     Delivering a message on the 41st Memorial Day of the founder general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Lal Shrestha today, CM Poudel said his emphasis on collaborating with democratic forces to dethrone the Rana oligarchy laid a solid foundation for the political change in the country.    

One killed, three injured in landslide 

Bibek Darnal, 15, of Mechinagar-9 died when landslide buried a house at Buddhashanti rural municipality-7, Motidanda in Jhapa.     Police verified that the landslide occurred on Tuesday night had buried the house of Tej Kumar Baraili of Buddhashanti-7 leaving Darnal dead.    

Landslide again blocks Narayangadh-Muglin road section   

Landslide has again thrown the traffic along the Narayangadh-Muglin road section out of gear. In a couple of hours following the operation of one-way traffic, the road came to a complete halt, shared chief of Division Road Office Bharatpur engineer Krishna Raj Adhikari. 

Flood sweeps away two bridges in Olangchungola

Incessant rain triggered flood in a local river has swept away two bridges at Olangchungola in Taplejung.     The flood-fed river took away the bridges of Olangchungola sharing border with China in Faktanglung rural municiplaity-7 last night, informed ward chairperson Chheten Bhote.